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I am partial to the ones in Travis Heights named after old slaves that were freed way back when. Newton, Annie, Mary, Elizabeth, etc. It 's the neighborhood about a mile south of downtown off Congress.
I guess the story behind it is better than the names, themselves.

Hah, that reminds me that one time I was visiting Grand Junction, Colorado, and their roads had all sorts of weird fractions after them, even if they weren't numbered streets. F 3/10 Road is my favorite from there.

I like Koenig Ln. because no one can agree on the pronunciation since not even everyone with that name pronounces it the same.

I am partial to the ones in Travis Heights named after old slaves that were freed way back when. Newton, Annie, Mary, Elizabeth, etc. It 's the neighborhood about a mile south of downtown off Congress.
I guess the story behind it is better than the names, themselves.

redvelvet709, I agree. What a nice story that the streets were named after freed slaves, but it's not true! Did one of the new residents of Travis Heights come up with that story? The names of the streets in the Swisher Addition are named after the developer's family members. Here's information directly from the Austin History Center website.

Monroe Street is named after "a family member of John Milton Swisher, founder of the 'Swisher Addition' in South Austin in 1877 (streets that were also named for members of the Swisher family include Milton, Elizabeth, Newton, Nickerson, Nellie, James, Stacy, and Annie)."

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